Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] ] : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456220303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• ISBN: 1-280-21214-4; 9786610212149; 0-309-55588-4; 0-585-03095-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (944 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.73/87
• Soggetti: Global warming - Government policy - United States; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States; Environmental policy - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Contains the report of the Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel published separately in 1991 under the same title.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part One Synthesis ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Background ""; ""THE GLOBAL NATURE OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES""; ""THE EFFECTS OF WORLD POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""TRENDS IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS""; ""3 The Greenhouse Gases and their Effects ""; ""EARTH'S RADIATION BALANCE""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLIMATE MODELS""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE TEMPERATURE RECORD""; ""SEA LEVEL""; ""POSSIBLE DRAMATIC CHANGES""; ""CONCLUSIONS""""4 Policy Framework ""; ""COMPARING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION""; ""ASSIGNING VALUES TO FUTURE OUTCOMES""; ""A ; METHOD FOR COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""Assessing Mitigation Options""; ""Assessing Adaptation Options""; ""OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING POLICY CHOICES ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""5 Adaptation ""; ""METHODS OF ADAPTATION""; ""THE ROLE OF INNOVATION""; ""ASSESSING IMPACTS AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY""; ""CO2 Fertilization of Green Plants""; ""Agriculture""; ""Managed Forests and Grasslands""; ""Natural Landscape""; ""Marine and Coastal Environments""; ""Water Resources""; ""Industry and Energy""""Tourism and Recreation""; ""Settlements and Coastal Structures""; ""Human Health""; ""Migration""; ""Political Tranquility""; ""SOME IMPORTANT INDICES""; ""EVALUATING ADAPTATION OPTIONS""; ""ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE""; ""Activities with Low Sensitivity""; ""Activities that are Sensitive but can be Adapted at a Cost""; ""Activities that are Sensitive with Questionable Adjustment or Adaptation""; ""Cataclysmic Climatic Changes""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 Mitigation ""; ""THE ROLE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL COSTING VERSUS ENERGY MODELING""; ""PLANNING A COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY""""AN ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION OPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION OPTIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""7 International Considerations ""; ""INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES""; ""FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS""; ""OTHER ACTIONS""; ""8 Findings and Conclusions ""; ""POLICY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Capacities of Industrialized and Developing Countries""; ""Taxes and Incentives""; ""Fundamental and Applied Research""; ""A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""; ""9 Recommendations """"REDUCING OR OFFSETTING EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES""; ""Halocarbon Emissions""; ""Energy Policy""; ""Forest Offsets""; ""ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS""; ""EVALUATING GEOENGINEERING OPTIONS""; ""EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""Individual Statement by a Member of the Synthesis Panel""; ""Part Two The Science Base ""; ""10 Introduction ""; ""NOTE""; ""References""; ""11 Emission Rates and Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases ""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE""; ""METHANE""; ""HALOCARBONS""; ""NITROUS OXIDE""; ""NOTES""